What's Your Cal Poly IQ? - Cal Poly Magazine

What is the name of Cal Poly's live animal mascot?

Chase

Musty

The Mustang

Cal the Horse

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What are Cal Poly's official colors?

Green and Brown

Black and Tan

White and Green

Green and Gold

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In what year was Cal Poly founded?

1879

1900

1967

1901

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How many floors are there in the Kennedy Library?

3

4

5

6

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Which of these is NOT a local hike near Cal Poly?

The P

Cerro San Luis

Mt. San Jacinto

Bishop Peak

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What is the name of Cal Poly's athletic stadium?

Mustang Stadium

Poly Bowl

Alex Spanos Stadium

John Madden Stadium

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Which of the following has NOT been a name of the Cal Poly student newspaper?

El Mustang

The Mustang Daily

The Polygram

The Polymath

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What happens in downtown San Luis Obispo every Thursday night?

A farmers' market

A pool party

A parade

All the stores close

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How many students attend Cal Poly?

32,000

50,000

21,000

17,000

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Which of the following sports is NOT found at Cal Poly?

Golf

Curling

Quidditch

Polo

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Where is Cal Poly's sister campus located?

Fresno

Paso Robles

Pomona

San Francisco

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When did current Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong take office?

2011

2000

2015

1980

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What's the name of the freshman and transfer orientation at the beginning of each school year?

Riding High!

New Student Week

SOAR

Week of Welcome

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What place at Cal Poly is commonly referred to as the Architecture Graveyard?

The place where old architecture professors are buried

A collection of models of demolished campus buildings in Kennedy Library

A collection of architecture projects in the hills behind campus

A museum in the architecture building

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Who was the longest-serving president of Cal Poly?

Margaret Chase

Julian McPhee

Warren Baker

Robert E. Kennedy

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Which of these is not a Cal Poly residence hall?

Siskiyou

Sequoia

Cerro Vista

Sierra Madre

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Which of the following is NOT the name of a college at Cal Poly?

College of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Environmental Issues

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

College of Science and Mathematics

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Which parody song did Weird Al Yankovic record as a student at Cal Poly?

Eat It (parody of Beat It)

Amish Paradise (parody of Gangsta's Paradise)

My Bologna (parody of My Sharona)

Word Crimes (parody of Blurred Lines)

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Which of the following is a student-favorite barbecue restaurant in San Luis Obispo?

Firestone Grill

Fat Boy's

Woodstock's

Splash Cafe

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In what famous parade does Cal Poly have an official float every year?

San Francisco Pride Parade

Mardi Gras

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Tournament of Roses Parade

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